title: Video-assisted mediastinoscopic resection of a large symptomatic bronchogenic cyst.
abstract: Bronchogenic cysts are congenital lesions from the primitive foregut, mostly located in the mediastinum. Surgical excision in symptomatic cases is often challenging. Video-assisted mediastinoscopy offers a safe and effective approach with less morbidity and shorter hospital stay compared to open sternotomy or posterolateral thoracotomy. We describe a case of a young female with a large symptomatic cyst located in the superior mediastinum. The cyst was completely removed through a video-assisted cervical mediastinoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. janlesaffer1@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lesaffer
authors.forename: Birgit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Heremans
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: De Leyn
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Van Raemdonck
mesh_terms: D001994:Bronchogenic Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008481:Mediastinoscopy; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult